Voters are more than Catholics, Protestants or Jews. They make up their minds for many diverse reasons, good and bad. To submit the candidates to a religious test is unfair enough - to apply it to the voters is divisive, degrading and wholly unwarranted.
John F. KennedyFor only when our arms are sufficient beyond doubt can we be certain beyond doubt that they will never be employed.
John F. KennedyEvery American ought to have the right to be treated as he would wish to be treated, as one would wish his children to be treated. This is not the case.
John F. KennedyPhysical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity. The relationship between the soundness of the body and the activities of the mind is subtle and complex. Much is not yet understood. But we do know what the Greeks knew: that intelligence and skill can only function at the peak of their capacity when the body is healthy and strong; that hardy spirits and tough minds usually inhabit sound gods.
John F. Kennedy